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Fourth of July activities set across Peninsula

Hot dogs, pies and derbies slated Thursday

Jefferson County adopts a plan that details fire risks, protections

Strategic response is a requirement for certain grant funds

A new layer of pavement will be laid on Marine Drive in Port Angeles between the Tumwater Truck Route and Hill Street. A pilot vehicles on Monday guides travelers along the road as the project progresses. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Paving in progress

A new layer of pavement will be laid on Marine Drive in Port Angeles between the Tumwater Truck Route and Hill Street. A pilot vehicles… Continue reading

A new layer of pavement will be laid on Marine Drive in Port Angeles between the Tumwater Truck Route and Hill Street. A pilot vehicles on Monday guides travelers along the road as the project progresses. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

Sequim School District awaiting results of water testing

While testing for levels of lead in the drinking water in Sequim schools continues, district Superintendent Regan Nickels said most faucets tested have… Continue reading

Sequim schools to cut budget

Expenses could reduce by $2.5M

Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News Muscles strain and faces grimace during a tug-o-war contest at the Field Day on Littlefield Green at Fort Worden State Park on Saturday.
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Field Day at Fort Worden

Muscles strain and faces grimace during a tug-o-war contest at the Field Day on Littlefield Green at Fort Worden State Park on Saturday.… Continue reading

Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News Muscles strain and faces grimace during a tug-o-war contest at the Field Day on Littlefield Green at Fort Worden State Park on Saturday.
Michael Dashiell /Olympic Peninsula News Group Bruce Emery, left, and Holden Fleming from the Clallam County Department of Community Development speak to the Sequim-Dungeness Chamber of Commerce on Thursday about the Agricultural Accessory Uses ordinance.

Clallam County adopts farm ordinance

Accessory uses to go into effect Friday

Michael Dashiell /Olympic Peninsula News Group Bruce Emery, left, and Holden Fleming from the Clallam County Department of Community Development speak to the Sequim-Dungeness Chamber of Commerce on Thursday about the Agricultural Accessory Uses ordinance.

Clallam County Fair guide to be online only

Jefferson County Fair exhibitor guide still available in print

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS The cruise ship Crystal Serenity sits moored at Terminal 1 during a visit to Port Angeles on Saturday. Crystal Serenity is the first large cruise ship to visit Port Angeles since 2016. The 820-foot-long luxury vessel has a capacity of 740 passengers. The vessel continued to a port of call in Victoria on Sunday on its way to Vancouver, B.C.
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Cruising through

The cruise ship Crystal Serenity sits moored at Terminal 1 during a visit to Port Angeles on Saturday. Crystal Serenity is the first large cruise… Continue reading

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS The cruise ship Crystal Serenity sits moored at Terminal 1 during a visit to Port Angeles on Saturday. Crystal Serenity is the first large cruise ship to visit Port Angeles since 2016. The 820-foot-long luxury vessel has a capacity of 740 passengers. The vessel continued to a port of call in Victoria on Sunday on its way to Vancouver, B.C.

Free meals offered for students in West End

There will be two summer meal locations for school-age children who live in the West End. Concerned Citizens will provide breakfast and lunch… Continue reading

Port of Port Townsend to provide credit option for moorage tenants

Amendment reduces number of days required for eligibility to three

Sequim noise ordinance goes into effect

City had been operating without code for 10-plus years

Trees to be removed near Hood Canal bridge

Contractor crews working for the state Department of Transportation will remove trees near the Hood Canal bridge from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.… Continue reading

John Mauro currently serves is the chief sustainability officer for the Auckland Council in Auckland, New Zealand. He has roots in the Pacific Northwest as a climate policy analyst for the city of Seattle. (Brian McLean/Peninsula Daily News)

Complaint against Port Townsend’s city manager

Former mayor alleges abusive behavior

John Mauro currently serves is the chief sustainability officer for the Auckland Council in Auckland, New Zealand. He has roots in the Pacific Northwest as a climate policy analyst for the city of Seattle. (Brian McLean/Peninsula Daily News)

Application process for Port Angeles short-term lodging licenses opens Monday

Type two rentals to be limited to 200 within city limits

David Cox of Port Angeles gives a plot of mixed plants a good dose of water on Friday at the Fifth Street Community Garden in Port Angeles. The garden, part of the Washington State University Master Gardeners Demonstration Garden program, includes more than 50, 9-foot by 12-foot plots. The garden was developed on city property in 2011 with the goal of connecting people to the earth and their community through growing food. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Community garden

David Cox of Port Angeles gives a plot of mixed plants a good dose of water on Friday at the Fifth Street Community Garden in… Continue reading

David Cox of Port Angeles gives a plot of mixed plants a good dose of water on Friday at the Fifth Street Community Garden in Port Angeles. The garden, part of the Washington State University Master Gardeners Demonstration Garden program, includes more than 50, 9-foot by 12-foot plots. The garden was developed on city property in 2011 with the goal of connecting people to the earth and their community through growing food. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

EYE ON THE PENINSULA: Clallam commissioners to discuss mill layoffs

Meetings across Clallam and Jefferson counties

Marine Drive paving project to begin Monday

Lakeside Industries will continue the Marine Drive overlay project on Monday. This work will include asphalt paving of Marine Drive from Tumwater… Continue reading

Outdoor burning restrictions begin Monday in Clallam County

The Clallam County fire marshal has announced restrictions on outdoor fires, except for recreational cooking fires, effective Monday. These restrictions apply throughout… Continue reading

The Rite Aid store at 1940 E. First Street in Port Angeles Plaza will soon close due to corporate downsizing. The Rite Aid on South Lincoln Street in Port Angeles and the Sequim store at Fifth and Washington streets will remain open. Rite Aid declared Chapter 11 bankruptcy last October and has closed more than 500 stores nationwide, citing a need to “further reduce rent expense and strengthen overall financial performance.” (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)
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Port Angeles Rite Aid closing

The Rite Aid store at 1940 E. First Street in Port Angeles Plaza will soon close due to corporate downsizing. The Rite Aid on South… Continue reading

The Rite Aid store at 1940 E. First Street in Port Angeles Plaza will soon close due to corporate downsizing. The Rite Aid on South Lincoln Street in Port Angeles and the Sequim store at Fifth and Washington streets will remain open. Rite Aid declared Chapter 11 bankruptcy last October and has closed more than 500 stores nationwide, citing a need to “further reduce rent expense and strengthen overall financial performance.” (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)